Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis duck out for 4th consecutive time; 'one more for Olympic feat'

In the ongoing 1st Test match between England and Sri Lanka in Galle, Kusal Mendis was dismissed by Stuart Broad for a duck. Unfortunately, this was the right-hander's fourth consecutive score of 0, which comes after a series to forget in South Africa where he scored just 12 runs in four innings. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat in their first home series since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic with Dinesh Chandimal leading the team in the absence of Dimuth Karunaratne. 

As soon as Kusal Mendis got out, Twitter users were quick to point out to his horrible outing with the bat and rather saw a funnier side of it as well. While some of them said that the right-handed batsman has all the talent required to perform at the highest level, others wanted him out of the team after being given so many chances.

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Recently, former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene speaking to England's Nasser Hussain in an interview for Daily Mail chose Kusal Mendis as one of the players to watch during the series. "Kusal Mendis is a talent and has scored seven hundreds in his short Test career. He knows how to go big," he said.

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Meanwhile, a fit-again Angelo Mathews was included in the playing XI against England after he missed the South Africa tour because of a hamstring injury. The second Test will be held from January 22 at the same venue. Both the matches will be held behind closed doors because of the pandemic. 

Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Oshada Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Embuldeniya, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka, Asitha Fernando, Roshen Silva, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Ramesh Mendis

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